Chapter 223

While Lu Zhongqiu's mind was in chaos, Zuo Gaofeng had his short axe in hand. In an instant, it exploded to three feet long, growing into a giant mountain-opening axe, and slashed down at his head with incomparable sharpness.

At the same time, Tan Bazhang's iron rod also arrived suddenly, sweeping horizontally with great force: "Hit you into darkness!"

Wei Hongqing's figure didn't move, and three cold glints shot out from his sleeves. Those were the flying darts he had been bitterly practicing. At this moment, carrying the true qi of Qi Refinement Stage 8, the dart bodies were almost invisible, and only the cold light brought out by the dart tips was clearly visible, yet difficult to grasp.

Lu Zhongqiu wanted to block with the silver hook but found that his mood was unsettled, and the restlessness all over his body could not be suppressed. Besides that, the rope binding his body also made his true qi circulation not very smooth.

Subconsciously, he sacrificed the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead.

As a deacon secretly purchasing spirit materials for the inner sect of Tianmu Mountain, and also the grand-nephew of Sect Master Lu, he always went down the mountain alone and dared to go down the mountain alone. His greatest reliance was this Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead. With this high-grade magic treasure protecting his body, even if the enemy was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was enough to protect his safety.

He saw the treasure bead come out, immediately releasing seven-colored brilliance, transforming into lotus leaves, lotus stems, lotus whiskers, lotus pods, lotus flowers, lotus roots, and lotus hearts, covering him tightly from top to bottom.

The giant axe, iron rod, flying darts, etc., were all blocked.

Lu Zhongqiu's brain was still swelling. Was the Wei Hongqing in front of him real or fake?

Just at this moment, Liu Xiaolou suddenly threw out a handful of lotus seeds. Dozens of lotus seeds hit the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead directly with true qi. The seven-colored light that had previously blocked the magic treasure without any effort did not block these lotus seeds, but instead deliberately opened a gap, letting these lotus seeds penetrate on the spot and be sucked in by the lotus pod.

After the lotus pod absorbed the lotus seeds, the seven-colored light became clearer and more brilliant, and its power increased.

Liu Xiaolou's second handful of lotus seeds was thrown out without hesitation, followed by the third, fourth, fifth...

Handful after handful of lotus seeds were swallowed by the lotus pod. The seven-colored light became more and more realistic, almost as if it had materialized, condensing into a solid shadow, so thick it was about to drip water.

It looked like the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead was getting stronger and stronger, but Lu Zhongqiu, under the protection of the brilliance, was a bit panicked. However, his mind was a mess now, and all kinds of messy images were flashing non-stop. For a time, he didn't know what to do.

Just as he was hesitating, Liu Xiaolou threw out another handful of lotus seeds. After swallowing this handful, the lotus pod was finally bloated by the lotus seeds, suddenly stiffened, and bent down, as if vomiting, spitting out the lotus seeds it had just swallowed.

The change in the lotus pod immediately triggered a change in the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead, and the seven-colored brilliance dispersed immediately.

Once the brilliance dispersed, the cold light transformed by Wei Hongqing's three golden darts immediately drilled in, nailing Lu Zhongqiu, who was caught off guard, right on the spot, and his body immediately stiffened!

Immediately after, Tan Bazhang's iron rod also swept in: "Hit you into darkness!"

The iron rod hit Lu Zhongqiu's waist horizontally, breaking his waist and causing his upper body to flip backward.

Zuo Gaofeng's mountain-opening axe arrived with the force of a thousand jun, easily chopping off his head!

A fierce battle, from Lu Zhongqiu discovering Fang Bu'ai to finally being beheaded, took no more than two quarters of an hour. Although there were some accidents and it didn't fully conform to the previously set assumptions, the final result was still perfect.

It was still early morning, and there was no one in the wilderness. The few quickly cleared the bloodstains on the bridge, dragged two corpses and a head, and ran, escaping ten miles away in one breath and drilling into Wulei Mountain.

After entering the mountain, they came to a secret cave they had explored beforehand. First, they burned the corpses into ashes with fire, hammered them into pieces, and buried them in a deep pit dug in advance. The pit was one zhang deep. After the ashes were buried, they refilled the soil to level it, sprinkled fine dust, and arranged it to be consistent with the surroundings, making it difficult for anyone to detect.

Next was the division of spoils.

Master Xie went out early in the morning and was pulled directly into the death trap by Lu Zhongqiu, carrying nothing on him. All the gains came from Lu Zhongqiu.

A storage magic treasure, a palm-sized storage bag, contained a pile of valuable spirit materials, which were exactly the three main raw materials for brewing Bamboo Leaf Green.

A high-grade magic treasure, the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead. Everyone had just personally tested its defensive power, which was quite remarkable. After clearing the lotus seeds from the bead, this magic treasure returned to its original state.

A mid-grade magic treasure, the Moon-Wheel Silver Hook, whose power was quite good.

A psychic jade pendant worn on his body.

Fifteen spirit stones, more than fifty taels of gold, and two bottles of healing spirit elixirs.

This battle could be called a bumper harvest!

Wei Hongqing's face had always been very bad, and he always looked restless. Liu Xiaolou asked him: "Is Brother Wei injured?"

Wei Hongqing shook his head, cast his gaze back on these things, and said: "It's a pity, this guy had quite a lot of extra wealth and many assets, but he didn't carry them on him... Let's divide it. I don't want any of these things, and to be honest, I don't dare to want them. I initiated this battle, and the purpose was to get rid of the one surnamed Lu. My wish has been fulfilled, so I won't compete with you brothers."

This was also reasonable, so everyone didn't force him. They heard him say: "Although I won't divide the things, I can be fair to everyone. After all, they are all things from Tianmu Mountain. You can listen to how much they are worth for reference. This kind of storage bag was bought from the Chicheng Sect. I heard that Tianmu Mountain brought in three of them that year, costing nine hundred spirit stones, and the Chicheng Sect gave a friendship price, so it can be valued at three hundred to three hundred and fifty spirit stones."

Everyone showed smiles, staring at this storage bag. As loose cultivators of Wulong Mountain who were always ready to run away, the significance of having a storage magic treasure went without saying.

The only problem was whether it was safe to take it.

"Is this kind of storage bag specially customized by Tianmu Mountain?" Liu Xiaolou asked.

Wei Hongqing said: "That's not it. The Chicheng Sect has been refining this kind of storage bag, and there are at least dozens of them circulating. But we still need to be careful and cautious. If any of our Wulong Mountain friends suddenly has a storage bag, it is easy to arouse suspicion."

For the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead, the price given by Wei Hongqing was two hundred and sixty spirit stones. The starting price of a high-grade magic treasure is usually over one hundred, and the most expensive can reach one thousand. Based on his knowledge, if this magic treasure finds a suitable buyer, selling it for three hundred or four hundred is also possible.

The Moon-Wheel Silver Hook belongs to the good things among mid-grade magic treasures. It had already been proven during the battle just now that it was much more powerful than the magic treasures of the few of them. Wei Hongqing estimated it at eighty spirit stones.

That psychic jade pendant was something many high-status sect disciples liked to wear. This thing didn't have much great effect, but after wearing it for a long time, the owner's appearance would gradually appear in the jade. It was a good object to play with. This jade pendant should have been just dug out and hadn't revealed Lu Zhongqiu's appearance yet, so it was just right to sell. Wei Hongqing judged it could probably sell for twenty spirit stones.

As for that pile of spirit materials, although he was the proprietor of the Hongji Restaurant, he didn't know how much they were worth. Moreover, until today, he only knew that the main materials for brewing Bamboo Leaf Green were these three things. Finally, he estimated a price of forty spirit stones.

Now it was time to choose things.

Liu Xiaolou was modest for a moment, letting Zuo Gaofeng and Tan Bazhang choose first, but both shook their heads. Even Wei Hongqing said that according to the rules, it should be Liu Xiaolou's first choice. From initiation to the battle, Liu Xiaolou undoubtedly shouldered the main burden in this operation. This was the rule.

After hesitating for a moment between the storage bag and the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead, he finally chose the storage bag.

After he finished picking, Zuo Gaofeng immediately chose the Seven-Treasure Lotus Bead. It wasn't that he coveted the power of this high-grade magic treasure, but that this magic treasure could sell for a good price. He planned to travel far to Chicheng Mountain to sell this magic treasure privately at the Chicheng Mountain market. With this sum of spirit stones, he would have the confidence to seek the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Tan Bazhang naturally had nothing to choose from. He got the Moon-Wheel Silver Hook, the psychic jade pendant, and this batch of spirit materials. He also prepared to travel far to the Chicheng Mountain market with Zuo Gaofeng to sell the things. If the realization was ideal, he would also have over a hundred spirit stones in his account.

The remaining fifteen spirit stones and fifty taels of gold were given to Fang Bu'ai. He never expected that he could divide so much, so he was very satisfied. Holding this pile of spirit stones and gold, his eyes turned red.

Tan Bazhang joked: "Little Fang started very high. When Tan did his first business, he only divided two spirit stones. You exceeded Tan by several times all at once! Xiaolou, how much did you earn the first time?"

Liu Xiaolou laughed: "One spirit stone. The one killed was also a Qi Refinement Perfection cultivator."

Fang Bu'ai calmed down the excitement in his heart and choked with sobs: "The junior knows that it is all thanks to the care of the seniors. It will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future... The junior just thought of Master. Master never earned so much at once..."

It was indeed a windfall. The work done wasn't considered difficult, but because it was planned by Wei Hongqing, they found the right person and the right time, so they settled the matter in one hammer blow. One business deal was worth several years of the past!

Wei Hongqing said: "Everyone, still the old rules. Within half a year, lower the flags and stop the drums, and act low-key!"